Sun Devil WBB Maintains Excellence in the Classroom
In addition to the success it has enjoyed on the court over the years, the Sun Devil women’s basketball program has been equally brilliant in the classroom where it has earned national recognition for its academic achievements.
While the team’s recent inclusion in the Associated Press Top 25 is currently receiving the most attention, the program recently learned of another great accomplishment that it is just as proud of as it concluded the fall semester with a cumulative team GPA of 3.47.
Just like the continued success they are experiencing on the court, the Sun Devils have not skipped a beat when it comes to hitting the books. Last season the Sun Devil women’s basketball team was among the top 25 women’s basketball programs listed on the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association’s (WBCA) 2014 Academic Honor Roll.
ASU’s combined team GPA of 3.412 in 2013-14 was No. 21 among NCAA Division I institutions. In addition, ASU was one of only three teams (DePaul and Florida Gulf Coast) among the WBCA’s top 25 that also participated in the 2014 NCAA Tournament.
But it doesn’t stop there.
Last March it was revealed that the Sun Devils had the highest combined number (3) of first- (1 - Joy Burke) and second-team (2 - Elisha Davis and Deja Mann) honorees represented on the Pac-12’s All-Academic Team. Also earning Pac-12 honorable mention recognition were Promise Amukamara, Katie Hempen and Eliza Normen.
Since the 1996-97 season, head coach Charli Turner Thorne’s first season at ASU, the Sun Devils lead the Pac-12 in the number of first-team All-Academic conference awards (15) and the combined number of first- and second-team All-Academic conference awards (34).
Winners of 21 of their last 23 non-conference games going back to last season, the No. 25 Sun Devils (10-1) return to action on Sunday (2:30 p.m. MT) when they host Yale at Wells Fargo Arena. The game will be streamed live at http://pac-12.com/videos/arizona-state-university and can be heard live on NBC Sports Radio AM 1060.